Vitamin K / editor-in-chief, Gerald Litwack.

Other author Litwack, Gerald.
Format Electronic
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoAmsterdam ; London : Elsevier,
Descriptionxx, 452 p., 4 p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Book Series Package - Life Sciences [BSLFSC]
Subjects

SeriesVitamins and hormones ; v. 78
Contents 1. Determinants of vitamin K status in humans -- 2. VKORC1 and the vitamin K cycle -- 3. The vitamin K cycle -- 4. Structure, function, and mechanism of cytosolic quinone reductases -- 5. Quinone oxidoreductases and vitamin K metabolism -- 6. Structure and function of vitamin K epoxide reductase -- 7. Vitamin K-dependent carboxylation -- 8. Vitamin K-dependent [gamma]-glutamylcarboxylation: an ancient posttranslational modification -- 9. Vitamin K-dependent actions of Gas6 -- 10. Vitamin K2-mediated apoptosis in cancer cells: role of mitochondrial transmembrane potential -- 11. VKORC1: a warfarin-sensitive enzyme in vitamin K metabolism and biosynthesis of vitamin K-dependent blood coagulation factors -- 12. Warfarin therapy: influence of pharmacogenetic and environmental factors on the anticoagulant response to warfarin -- 13. Vitamin K and thrombosis -- 14. Congenital bleeding disorders of the vitamin K-dependent clotting factors -- 15. Role of growth arrest-specific gene 6 in diabetic nephropathy -- 16. Vitamin K and bone health in adult humans -- 17. Diagnosis of osteoporosis with vitamin K as a new biochemical marker -- 18. Hepatocellular carcinoma and vitamin K.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2010293067
ISBN9780123741134 (hbk.)
ISBN0123741130 (hbk.)

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